The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 25, 2006

AP directive on waste management
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked urban local bodies to pull up their socks and make serious efforts to manage their solid waste well. Or, they would face serious consequences that include prosecution, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief ... More

EMPLOYMENT
FMS summer placement doubles
The Delhi based MBA institute Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has reported an increase of almost 100 per cent in the number of companies visiting its campus for the 2006 summer placement. A similar jump was also witnessed in the number of ... More

SOCIAL SECURITY
PFs selective about bank bond investments
Stiff rating norms come in the way More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
LKB staff call off strike
The battle over the merger of Lord Krishna Bank with Centurion Bank of Punjab has moved over from the streets to the court of law with the employees calling off their strike. At a bi-partite meeting on Monday between the management and ... More

ECONOMY
Exports in September up 41 pc
Exports in April-September up 37 pc in dollar terms More

Inflation targeting goes popular
Hard to believe but a fact. No less than 21 central banks around the world follow an inflation target-based interest rate policy. The well-known examples are the ECB (which also has money supply targets), Bank of England and Reserve Bank of ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Palm oil Customs duty: What will happen after Dec 31?
Levy to remain unchanged for two months More

HOTELS
India to be Asian base for InterContinental
India will be the strategic base for all the business operations of the InterContinental Hotels Group in the Asian region, other than China. The group already has 58 hotels in China, which is expected to grow to 125 properties by 2008. Mr ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
AAI feasibility study on intl airport at Vizag
Tirupati airport to have night landing facility soon More

PETROLEUM
September fuel sales rise 6 pc to 9.25 mt
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POWER
New co to lead LNJ Bhilwara's power foray
The LNJ Bhilwara Group, a Rs 2,400-crore conglomerate with presence in textiles, graphite electrodes, steel, ITES, power generation and power consultancy, today announced incorporation of Bhilwara Energy Ltd to its existing list of companies even ... More

Plan to recast power reform scheme
Eligibility for financial aid to be made more stringent More

MANAGEMENT
`Learn to be ahead of changes for success'
It does not matter in life as to how many times one falls but how many times one stands up matters to succeed, must be understood well, said Mr K.V. Mahesh, General Manager, Personnel & HR, TVS Rubber & TVS Sri Chakra, Madurai. Like the ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY
Gold souk to be set up in Pune
The mall will cater to the youth and new-age nuclear families who look for branded, quality certified products. More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Manipal group ties up with Minnesota varsity
Expansion of bone marrow transplantation facility More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Bring down transaction cost: Brigade group
`FDI in real estate sector will also bring transparency' More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
`More opt for short-term bank deposits'
An increasing number of people are opting to invest their money in commercial bank schemes of shorter maturity periods — of less than two years. According to the Assocham (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) Eco ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SHGs chosen for paddy procurement
The women self help groups (SHGs), which have impressed the World Bank Managing Director, Mr Graeme Wheeler, with their successes, are readying themselves for executing the big task of paddy procurement assigned to them by the Andhra Pradesh ... More

EVENTS
Regional WTO meet to discuss agri and non-agri market access
Chennai to host one-day workshop on October 30 More

Bengal Chamber to host health, lifestyle show
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) is organising a three-day Health & Lifestyle Show 2006 between October 27 and 29 with a view to, among other things, exploring public-private partnership (PPP) modules in the healthcare sector More

Spices Board to take part in London fair
Spices Board will be participating in the World Food Market exhibition on November 29 and 30 being organised by the Ethnic Food Show at the ExCel Exhibition Centre, London. The Board has reserved a stand of 18 square metres and ... More

INCOME TAX
Last date for filing I-T, FBT returns for corporates extended
The Government has extended the last date for filing Income-Tax and Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) returns for corporate sector, barring those in Gujarat, by a month till November 30. The move follows representations from a section of taxpayers and ... More

`More time needed for filing returns'
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appealed for extension of time for the mandatory filing of income-tax returns by the assessees up to December 31. In a plea sent to the Finance Minister Mr P. Chidambaram, ... More